Michigan fan here, not agreeing with the high ranking of our Wolverines. Yes, Top 20.....maybe 18. Denard Robinson announced today that he will play his senior season, not jumping to the NFL. We all know what that means.....scouts and analysts told him to "learn to throw" or expect to be drafted later roundish and not as a QB. I expect Devin Gardner to see much more action as QB next season. He is more of a traditional in-the-pocket QB. Some big studs are now gone (offense and defense). However, the latest Rivals ranking I saw for Michigan's incoming class was something like 5th in the nation. That portends good times the next few years.

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I agree. I think they need to push for either conference champions (which they won't do) or have 2 conference champions and 2 open spot that must meet minimum criteria, like wins, ranking, etc.

I hope that they push for more human votes and less computer junk. Although I like having an "unbiased" system, it is really hard to see how you could vote for some teams to be in the top BCS polls.

It should get interesting...

I was really hoping for 4 super conferences when everyone was adding teams. Then the 4 conference champions get a playoff birth.

IMO it will be the major polls (Coaches, Harris and the return of the AP) and a few computer polls. Every year it will be changed to make up for the flaws in the previous system. My prediction is one year there will be 6 teams with an 11-1 record and there will be calls to revamp the system.

I was really hoping for 4 super conferences when everyone was adding teams. Then the 4 conference champions get a playoff birth.

IMO it will be the major polls (Coaches, Harris and the return of the AP) and a few computer polls. Every year it will be changed to make up for the flaws in the previous system. My prediction is one year there will be 6 teams with an 11-1 record and there will be calls to revamp the system.

I think the question is what happens when you have:

11-1 Alabama (conference champ)

11-1 LSU

11-1 Boise State (conference champ)

11-1 Michigan

10-2 USC (conference champ)

10-2 Texas (conference champ)

12-0 Ohio State (conference champ)

Which four do you pick? If it was conference champions, then you could at least eliminate LSU and Michigan. Although their record is better, they weren't the best team in their conference...

With a 12-0 record Ohio State would be in, but picking between Alabama, Boise, USC, and Texas would be tough, but it most likely would be Alabama, USC, and Texas... still screwing Boise.

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from espn:Ohio State has canceled a home-and-home series with Georgia because of the upcoming Big Ten/Pac 12 scheduling partnership.

Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity told reporters Thursday at the SEC spring meetings that Ohio State backed out of an agreement to play the Bulldogs in 2020 and 2021. The Big Ten/Pac 12 partnership, which ultimately will have 12 intra-conference matchups, is set to begin in 2017, although Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told ESPN.com the school likely won't begin participating until 2018.

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Too High

I hate to say it, but Oklahoma is way too high on that those lists too. Between the losses to the draft, Stoops throwing out half the receivers during the off season, and more difficult new confrence opponets (TCU and West Virgina) it is going to be rough year.

from espn:Ohio State has canceled a home-and-home series with Georgia because of the upcoming Big Ten/Pac 12 scheduling partnership.

Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity told reporters Thursday at the SEC spring meetings that Ohio State backed out of an agreement to play the Bulldogs in 2020 and 2021. The Big Ten/Pac 12 partnership, which ultimately will have 12 intra-conference matchups, is set to begin in 2017, although Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told ESPN.com the school likely won't begin participating until 2018.

It is all posturing with the expectation that something is going to be changing in college football. My guess is that Gene Smith knows something about the plus one type playoff that we will be seeing very shortly.

If the Big Ten / Pac 12 is the conference matchup, it makes a lot more sense to play teams in the Pac 12. If that isn't the case, I have no idea why we wouldn't want to play Georgia. We would win

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from espn:Ohio State has canceled a home-and-home series with Georgia because of the upcoming Big Ten/Pac 12 scheduling partnership.

Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity told reporters Thursday at the SEC spring meetings that Ohio State backed out of an agreement to play the Bulldogs in 2020 and 2021. The Big Ten/Pac 12 partnership, which ultimately will have 12 intra-conference matchups, is set to begin in 2017, although Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told ESPN.com the school likely won't begin participating until 2018.

The SEC will likely be at 16 teams by that point, with a 9-game conference schedule - I'm guessing UGA would have eventually cancelled that series (which still would have sucked).

Originally posted by Hink

I have no idea why we wouldn't want to play Georgia. We would win

That's so cute.

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